"Look up and lift up your
heads, because your redemption is drawing near!" Luke 21:28

We are entering upon a new year, we shall have . . . new toils,
new trials, new temptations, new troubles.

In whatever state, in
whatever place, into whatever condition we may
be brought this year — let us seek grace to follow our Lord's
loving advice, and "look up!"

Do not look back — as Lot's
wife did.

Do not look within — as too
many do.

Do not look around — as
David did.

But "look up!" Look up to God — He
is your Father, your Friend, your Savior. He can help
you. He will help you. He says, "Look unto Me, and be
delivered — for I am God!"

Look up for light to guide
you — and He will direct your path.

Look up for grace to
sanctify you — and the grace of Jesus will be found sufficient
for you.

Look up for strength to
enable you to do and suffer God's will — and
His strength will be made perfect in your weakness.

Look up for comfort to
cheer you — and as one whom his mother comforts, so will the Lord
comfort you.

Look up for courage to
embolden you — and the Lord will give courage to the faint; and
to those who have no might — He will increase strength.

Look up for endurance to
keep you — and the God who preserves you will enable you quietly
to bear the heaviest burden, and silently to endure the most
painful affliction.

Look up for providence to
supply you — and the jar of flour will not be used up,
and the jug of oil will not run dry; but God shall supply
all your needs, according to His glorious riches in Christ
Jesus.

Look up in faith — exercising
confidence in the Word of a faithful God.

Look up in prayer — asking
for what God has graciously promised.

Look up in hope — expecting
what you ask in the name of Jesus.

Look up with adoration — and
adore the sovereignty, righteousness, and wisdom of God.

Look up constantly
— let
nothing daunt or discourage you! Rather say, "Our eyes are
on the Lord our God — until He shows us mercy."

Look up — for this will keep
. . . the head from swimming, the heart
from sinking, the knees from trembling, the
feet from slipping, and the hands from hanging down!

It is impossible to say what
will happen to us, or what will be required of
us this year — but "Look up!" This direction, if properly attended to, will . .
. procure for us all that we need, secure us against all that we dread, and make us more than a match for all our foes and fears!

Fellow-Christian, are you fearful? "Look up" and hear
Jesus saying to you, "Do not be afraid — I Myself will help you!"

Are you discouraged? "Look up" — and your youth shall be
renewed like the eagle's, and fresh light, comfort, and courage
shall be given to you!

Are you desponding? "Look up" for Jesus never breaks the
bruised reed, nor quenches the smoking flax.

Do not look too much at your sin — but look at the infinitely
meritorious blood of God's dear Son!

Do not look too much at self
— but look at Jesus, who
ever lives to make intercession for you in Heaven.

Are you stripped of your comforts, your props, and your goods?
Then look up! He who stripped you — loves you!
He will be more than all these to you! He will . . . bind up your broken heart, calm your perturbed spirit, cheer your drooping mind, and fill you with His own peace and happiness.Look up . . . for all that you need;from
all that you fear;through all that would obstruct your way.

Look up every day, saying with David, "In the
morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my
requests before You — and will look up!" Psalm 5:3

Look up in every
trial, saying "I will lift up my eyes
unto the hills, from whence comes my help: my help comes from
the Lord, who made Heaven and earth!"

Do not look at your sin
— it will discourage you!

Do not look at your self — it will distress you!Do not look at Satan — he will bewilder you!

Do not look to
men — they will deceive, or disappoint
you!

Do not look at your trials — they will deject you!"Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily
entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us —
looking unto Jesus, the author and
perfecter of our faith!" Hebrews 12:1-2

Look only, look always, look intently
— to Jesus!

Run looking, work looking, fight looking, suffer looking, live
looking, and die looking — to Jesus, who is at God's right hand
in glory.

To Be Encouraged...

“It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists simply in shoving them all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other larger, stronger, quieter life come flowing in.” ~C.S. Lewis

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Who is Becky?

Becky

If I am happy it is because of God!
God, in His sovereign grace, has called me out of darkness into His Admirable light. He has opened my eyes and has shown me the way to Eternal Life. He has set my feet on a journey, and now I am walking Daily on My Way to Heaven.
I did not find Jesus, He found me. I did not seek Him, yet He called me. I did not love Him, yet He loved me. I deserved death and He gave me Life.
This is the place where I keep a journal of my life under His sun and by His grace!

Borrowed Words

"It becomes us to spend this life only as a journey toward heaven... to which we should subordinate all other concerns of life. Why should we labor for or set our hearts on anything else, but that which is our proper end and true happiness?"

Jonathan Edwards

"I am still pondering God's greatness in His creation. I have so many questions that I would like to ask the Lord about the universe, creation, the fall of man... But when I'm in heaven, I wonder if I will even remember them. At that time, being in the presence of God will be enough. I'm thankful that I can look forward to that day."

“Heaven is not here, it’s There. If we were given all we wanted here, our hearts would settle for this world rather than the next. God is forever luring us up and away from this one, wooing us to Himself and His still invisible Kingdom, where we will certainly find what we so keenly long for.”

- Elisabeth Elliot, Keep a Quiet Heart

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